Japan vs Mexico: The global population hockey stick
Japan
124.37 million people
in 2023
Mexico
129.74 million people
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Mexico rank
11th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 129.74 million people against 124.37 million people in Japan, a difference of 5.37 million people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 33 and Mexico in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.00 million people | 14.86 million people | 8.86 million people | Mexico |
| 1100s | 6.20 million people | 16.75 million people | 10.55 million people | Mexico |
| 1200s | 6.40 million people | 18.66 million people | 12.26 million people | Mexico |
| 1300s | 7.30 million people | 20.58 million people | 13.28 million people | Mexico |
| 1400s | 9.30 million people | 22.52 million people | 13.22 million people | Mexico |
| 1500s | 12.30 million people | 24.46 million people | 12.16 million people | Mexico |
| 1600s | 17.00 million people | 1.00 million people | 16.00 million people | Japan |
| 1700s | 26.70 million people | 4.00 million people | 22.70 million people | Japan |
| 1710s | 29.00 million people | 4.34 million people | 24.66 million people | Japan |
| 1720s | 29.00 million people | 4.67 million people | 24.33 million people | Japan |
| 1730s | 29.00 million people | 5.01 million people | 23.99 million people | Japan |
| 1740s | 29.00 million people | 5.34 million people | 23.66 million people | Japan |
| 1750s | 29.00 million people | 5.68 million people | 23.32 million people | Japan |
| 1760s | 28.80 million people | 6.01 million people | 22.79 million people | Japan |
| 1770s | 28.60 million people | 6.35 million people | 22.25 million people | Japan |
| 1780s | 28.40 million people | 6.69 million people | 21.71 million people | Japan |
| 1790s | 28.20 million people | 7.02 million people | 21.18 million people | Japan |
| 1800s | 28.65 million people | 5.41 million people | 23.25 million people | Japan |
| 1810s | 30.15 million people | 6.14 million people | 24.00 million people | Japan |
| 1820s | 31.14 million people | 6.49 million people | 24.65 million people | Japan |
| 1830s | 31.48 million people | 6.68 million people | 24.80 million people | Japan |
| 1840s | 31.82 million people | 7.32 million people | 24.50 million people | Japan |
| 1850s | 32.56 million people | 8.15 million people | 24.40 million people | Japan |
| 1860s | 33.81 million people | 8.93 million people | 24.88 million people | Japan |
| 1870s | 35.60 million people | 9.64 million people | 25.97 million people | Japan |
| 1880s | 38.42 million people | 10.81 million people | 27.60 million people | Japan |
| 1890s | 42.08 million people | 12.30 million people | 29.78 million people | Japan |
| 1900s | 46.80 million people | 13.87 million people | 32.93 million people | Japan |
| 1910s | 52.69 million people | 14.51 million people | 38.18 million people | Japan |
| 1920s | 59.97 million people | 15.44 million people | 44.54 million people | Japan |
| 1930s | 68.59 million people | 18.03 million people | 50.56 million people | Japan |
| 1940s | 78.34 million people | 23.14 million people | 55.20 million people | Japan |
| 1950s | 91.55 million people | 31.37 million people | 60.19 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 100.60 million people | 42.68 million people | 57.92 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 112.40 million people | 58.18 million people | 54.22 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 120.67 million people | 74.28 million people | 46.39 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 125.31 million people | 90.02 million people | 35.28 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 127.76 million people | 105.19 million people | 22.57 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 127.45 million people | 120.09 million people | 7.37 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 125.34 million people | 128.20 million people | 2.86 million people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 129.74 million people against 124.37 million people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Japan and Mexico?
- 5.37 million people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Japan ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.